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Jennifer had never liked the pain of remembering what had happened, but for Theo it was the pain that kept Laura alive in his memory. He was afraid that if it ever began to heal she would disappear.

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Kate Atkinson
Age: 72
Born: 1951
Born: December 20
Journalist
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